Electoral Violence and the Challenges of Nation-Building in Nigeria: The 2011 Presidential Election Experience
- Author Sebastine Agah Akahomen
- Co-Author Edwin Azies Okosor
- DOI
- Country : Nigeria
- Subject : History
Keywords : Democracy, Election, Electoral violence, Nation-Building
Abstract
The 2011 presidential election has come and gone but its negative impact on the political landscape of Nigeria has remained an albatross. As a result, the task of nation-building has become a Herculean undertaking as every effort towards remedying this malaise has not yielded the much desired results. In view of the above, this paper historicizes electoral violence and its challenges on the slogan of a united Nigeria with much emphasis on the 2011 presidential election. It argues that the high incidence of post-election conflict was triggered by religious and geopolitical cum ethnic leanings of the two major political party' candidates. The paper is therefore submitted that the survival of democracy is anchored on the belief, that the country’s cultural diversity should be seen by all and sundry as a veritable strength and resource for their collective wellbeing.
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